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Life Story Books for Adopted Children

Life Story Books for Adopted Children

A Family Friendly Approach

Joy Rees
Foreword by Alan Burnell
Illustrated by Jamie Goldberg

Paperback: £14.99 / $23.95

2009, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 96pp
ISBN: 978-1-84310-953-2, BIC 2: JKSN JHBK

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'Clear, jargon free but spot on theoretically.'

- Alan Burnell, Co-Director of Family Futures Consortium

'Absolutely brilliant, so much put into so few words, but which say so much. Thank you!'

- Karen Palmer, Adoption Social Worker with Norfolk Children's Services

'Many thanks for your excellent book, you managed to condense some really complex ideas into bite-sized pieces. I will be including it in the books that I take with me when running training.'

- Polly Baynes, children's guardian and independent life story work trainer

'I read it with great enjoyment. I very much appreciate the way you use the insights from attachment theory to inform your work, and agree with you that it is essential to reinforce positive messages about the child's current life and to involve the adopters in the process.'

- Jeanne Kaniuk, Head of Adoption & Permanent Families Service

'I have been writing Life Story Books for a number of years, and your approach answers a number of dilemmas I have had about how best to present the books.'

- Pip Thomas, Permanency Planning Social Worker for Worcestershire Children's Services

'[My manager] gave all adoption team staff a copy... I read it that evening and have promoted it to a few families already. The level of clarity is just what the service needed and I am really really grateful that you have put the book into print and in such a user-friendly way.'

- Jenny Fletcher, Adoption Support Social Worker for Oxfordshire County Council